kraj

крај

/krâːj/ · masc.

NOUN

end; ending

Film ima tužan kraj. — The film has a sad ending.

Vidimo se krajem meseca. — See you at the end of the month.
NOUN

region; area; neighbourhood

Iz kog si kraja Srbije? — Which part of Serbia are you from?

U našem kraju ima mnogo kafića. — There are lots of cafés in our neighbourhood.
NOUN

edge; rim

Sedi na kraj stola. — Sit at the end of the table.
PREPOSITION

(+ gen.) near; next to; beside

Dođi, sedi kraj mene. — Come, sit next to me.

Stanujem kraj pijace. — I live near the market.
PREPOSITION

(with verbs of motion) past; by

Prošla je kraj mene i nije me pozdravila. — She walked past me and didn't say hello.

The preposition kraj takes the genitive; "u kraju" often means "in the neighbourhood".

Synonyms:

završetak oblast pored pokraj

Forms

Antonyms: početak

Expressions